{"id":37861,"date":"2017-11-14T13:51:45","date_gmt":"2017-11-14T13:51:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=37861"},"modified":"2017-11-18T18:10:16","modified_gmt":"2017-11-18T18:10:16","slug":"youth-return-to-roller-skating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/active\/youth-return-to-roller-skating","title":{"rendered":"Youth return to roller skating"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>With roller sports on the rise among 20-30 year olds, it might be time to trade your skateboard for a new set of wheels<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_37862\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 800px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37862\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/13598319435_967960c4c7_o.jpg\" alt=\"Roller skating (Photo: David Franzen)\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/13598319435_967960c4c7_o.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/13598319435_967960c4c7_o-416x312.jpg 416w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/13598319435_967960c4c7_o-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/13598319435_967960c4c7_o-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cardiff\u2019s roller skating movement began with the opening of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peoplescollection.wales\/items\/7100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The American Roller Rink<\/a> on Westgate Street in 1908 (Photo: David Franzen)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Cardiff is well known for its <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/active\/skate-shop-celebrate-30-years-of-business\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">skateboarding<\/a> culture, but now young people are strapping on their roller skates for the first time in decades.<\/p>\n<p>The growing popularity of roller skating among youths is being encouraged by Cardiff Skate School who organise weekly public sessions in hopes of reviving <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/active\/roller-derby-team-comes-to-newport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">roller skating<\/a> as a modern sport.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"giphy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/26Ffg3vDvntFAiLJe\" width=\"480\" height=\"204\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/atl-movie-26Ffg3vDvntFAiLJe\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sharon Nicholls, founder of Cardiff Skate School, said, \u201cI think people perceive roller skating as more of a one off activity rather than a hobby, but once people <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">attend our public sessions it definitely becomes more of a regular social outing for them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Sharon commented that although there are more 20-30 year olds participating in roller skating, the sport is much more common among older generations who would have taken part in the activity when they were younger.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_37875\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 800px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37875\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/4415093634_9717232f41_b.jpg\" alt=\"(Photo: VintageSon Foto)\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/4415093634_9717232f41_b.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/4415093634_9717232f41_b-416x312.jpg 416w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/4415093634_9717232f41_b-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/4415093634_9717232f41_b-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Roller skating began to regain popularity in the UK in 2010 with the introduction of roller derby (Photo: VintageSon Foto)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Sharon also maintains this new trend is a result of fashion\u2019s revival of vintage culture. \u201cDespite the recent rise in popularity of roller skating among youths it is still viewed as a nostalgic pastime rather than a current day hobby. It was inevitable that the rise in vintage fashion and culture was going to use that to its advantage,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, Michelle Steilen, brand manager of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moxirollerskates.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Moxi Roller Skates<\/a>, suggests that skating has earned its place as a popular pastime. \u201cI don&#8217;t think that fashion revivalists are responsible for the resurgence of roller skating. I think that the world is out of new ideas and we are recirculating the best ones.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRoller Skates are the shoes of the future &#8211; not the past. We need to exercise our brains and bodies more than ever before, and the roller skate is the most practical footwear I can think of.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Details of Cardiff Skate School\u2019s public sessions can be found on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cdfskateschool\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With roller sports on the rise among 20-30 year olds, it might be time to trade your skateboard for a new set of wheels<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":153,"featured_media":37862,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[13,17,16],"tags":[11733,11734,11692,1937,139],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v14.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Youth return to roller skating - alt.cardiff<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"With roller sports on the rise among 20-30 year olds in Cardiff, it might be time to trade your skateboard for a new set of wheels.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/active\/youth-return-to-roller-skating\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Youth return to roller skating - alt.cardiff\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"With roller sports on the rise among 20-30 year olds in Cardiff, it might be time to trade your skateboard for a new set of wheels.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/active\/youth-return-to-roller-skating\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"alt.cardiff\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-11-14T13:51:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2017-11-18T18:10:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/13598319435_967960c4c7_o.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"600\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/\",\"name\":\"alt.cardiff\",\"description\":\"If it\\u2019s offbeat and in Cardiff then it\\u2019s online here.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":\"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?s={search_term_string}\",\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/active\/youth-return-to-roller-skating#primaryimage\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/13598319435_967960c4c7_o.jpg\",\"width\":800,\"height\":600,\"caption\":\"Roller skating (Photo: David Franzen)\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/active\/youth-return-to-roller-skating#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/active\/youth-return-to-roller-skating\",\"name\":\"Youth return to roller skating - alt.cardiff\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/active\/youth-return-to-roller-skating#primaryimage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2017-11-14T13:51:45+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2017-11-18T18:10:16+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/#\/schema\/person\/d6e79650a6bfb6eecca1d52c87cdad11\"},\"description\":\"With roller sports on the rise among 20-30 year olds in Cardiff, it might be time to trade your skateboard for a new set of wheels.\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/active\/youth-return-to-roller-skating\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/#\/schema\/person\/d6e79650a6bfb6eecca1d52c87cdad11\",\"name\":\"Emmet McGonagle\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/#personlogo\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/caab0a5a9567348c165722970a55ac04?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Emmet McGonagle\"},\"description\":\"Irish hipster studying MA Magazine Journalism at Cardiff University, Wales. 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